British Council

• Contracts awarded200
• Period covered1 Sept 2025 to 27 Oct 2026
• Distinct suppliers287
• Contract valuesMedian £313k across the 46 awards that state a value
• Suppliers named28 of 200 awards

Open to bid now

• Small-firm friendly

  October 2026_IELTS Partner Testing Point in Macau

  British Council · £1 · Closes 29 Oct 2026

  The British Council wants a Partner Testing Point to deliver IELTS Computer-based tests in Macau, China. The contract runs for 24 months from 1 January 2027.

• Small-firm friendly

  TNE Alumni Research: Support, Engagement and Role of Alumni UK

  British Council · Closes 29 Oct 2026

  The British Council wants a research organisation to investigate how UK universities' transnational education alumni are supported and engaged, and how Alumni UK could strengthen ties with them. The study covers five TNE markets and includes literature review, internal surveys, focus groups with universities and partners, alumni surveys, and cross-market analysis.

• Small-firm friendly

  CPF Digital Project Evaluation

  British Council · £21k · Closes 30 Oct 2026

  British Council needs an evaluation of their CPF digital project pilot. The work involves assessing the impact of this pilot initiative.

• UK 777 IT Onsite Operations and Infrastructure supporting services

  British Council · £1.2m · Closes 2 Nov 2026

  British Council needs deskside and infrastructure support across its UK headquarters and all UK offices to complement their internal Digital and Technology team. The work covers hands-on support where remote resolution via their Global Service Desk or Central Infrastructure Team is not feasible.

• Small-firm friendly

  UK_1508- Global colleague experience platform

  BRITISH COUNCIL(THE) · Closes 23 Nov 2026

  The British Council needs a single strategic partner to deliver a colleague experience platform covering approximately 8,500 staff across more than 100 countries. The platform must integrate listening, insight and action capabilities to help leaders and teams understand and improve colleague experience at all organisational levels.

• Small-firm friendly

  Accounting Service for British Council in China

  British Council

  British Council needs accounting, bookkeeping, tax compliance and audit support for two foreign-owned enterprises in China. The service must follow China GAAP and local regulatory requirements.

• Provision of international courier services for British Council offices in Asia Pacific and Question Paper Distribution (QPD) & Confidential Material Room (CMR) for Pakistan

  BRITISH COUNCIL(THE) · £7.0m

  The British Council wants courier providers for two separate operations: international courier services across Asia-Pacific, and question paper distribution plus confidential material handling in Pakistan. Suppliers can bid for one lot or both.

What they buy

• Business & professional services 88 awards
• IT, software & telecoms 31 awards
• Education & training 20 awards
• Catering & food 17 awards
• Property & real estate 14 awards
• Research & development 14 awards

Contracts awarded

• Annual IELTS Partner Meet 2027
  27 Oct 2026 · ends 14 Mar 2027
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• Validation of pupil test for Teaching Reading for Meaning
  26 Oct 2026 · £37k · ends 1 Oct 2027
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• UK_1003 Global Evaluation Framework Retender 2026
  22 Oct 2026 · ends 6 Sept 2029
  Awarded to ECCTIS LIMITED, BURNS OWENS PARTNERSHIP LIMITED, GENESIS ANALYTICS LIMITED
• UK_1407- Welsh Translation Framework
  22 Oct 2026 · £207k · ends 8 Nov 2030
  Awarded to TROSOL LTD., CYMEN CYFYNGEDIG, BLA TRANSLATION LIMITED
• Event Management Services for Egypt
  21 Oct 2026 · £360k · ends 14 Nov 2028
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• Study UK Education Week & Alumni UK Connect series
  21 Oct 2026 · ends 28 Feb 2027
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• Hong Kong SCR Rightsizing Project
  19 Oct 2026 · ends 1 Apr 2027
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• Lawyer services for the certification of translation of educational documents
  19 Oct 2026 · ends 1 Oct 2029
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• CC68EXAMS52026 - IT Equipment for Exams
  19 Oct 2026 · £180k · ends 2 Nov 2029
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• Philippine e-Invoicing Middleware Solution for BIR Integration and EIS Compliance
  15 Oct 2026 · £2.0m · ends 23 Oct 2029
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• UK_1412 – Evaluating the strategic and economic return of international artist-led innovation
  13 Oct 2026 · £62k · ends 31 Oct 2027
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• Travel management service for Venue staffs (non-permanent workers)
  13 Oct 2026 · ends 15 Oct 2029
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• Provision of Catering Services for the English and School Education (ESE) Programme across Morocco
  7 Oct 2026 · £480k · ends 19 Oct 2028
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• Printing Services – Course Books and Related Printed Materials
  5 Oct 2026 · ends 5 Oct 2027
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• Agreement for the purchase of Prepaid Airtime and Data supply - South Africa
  5 Oct 2026 · ends 1 Aug 2029
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• UK_1498- Arts Content Agency
  5 Oct 2026 · £207k · ends 18 Oct 2027
  Awarded to CULTURESHOCK MEDIA LIMITED
• UK-ASEAN 5th Anniversary Exhibition
  5 Oct 2026 · ends 2 Mar 2027
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• EU 839 Recruitment and personnel leasing services France
  4 Oct 2026 · ends 1 Sept 2028
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• ON45EDU52026 - Videography Services for Thailand
  2 Oct 2026 · ends 1 Sept 2029
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• Contract BC26-264 Tivit
  1 Oct 2026 · ends 28 Oct 2030
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• Outsourcing of Non-Permanent Workers services in Bangladesh
  30 Sept 2026 · £2.4m · ends 1 Oct 2028
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• Events Production and Management Services - Qatar
  30 Sept 2026 · ends 1 Sept 2028
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• Agreement for purchase of professional or consultancy services
  29 Sept 2026 · ends 15 Dec 2026
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• Scholarship Support Programme for MyJustice Programme III
  28 Sept 2026 · ends 30 Dec 2027
  Supplier not named in a form we publish
• EU 960 Recruitment and personnel leasing services Greece
  25 Sept 2026 · ends 1 Sept 2029
  Supplier not named in a form we publish

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